purpose and audience close reading. purpose purpose means what the text is for.. ask yourself, why...
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Purpose
• Purpose means what the text is for..
• Ask yourself,
Why has it been written?
Why is it being said?
PURPOSE EXAMPLES OF TEXTS
To Entertain Films, cartoons, comics
To Inform Newspaper articles, non-fiction stories, documentaries
To Persuade Discursive writing, debates, donations, political stories
To Instruct How to guides, cookbooks, manuals, first aid books!
To Recount Diary entries, journals
To Evaluate School reports, science reports
AUDIENCE
Who is the text for? Who is supposed to read it?Who would be interested in it?• Young/old/teenagers• Male/female• People interested in certain
interest/hobbies…..
Register
Register: refers to language choices used
Are the words used FORMAL OR INFORMAL?
Is it conversational and relaxed … or full of technical terms and jargon